Raye came into this year’s BRIT Awards with a record seven nominations, and she managed to make history again on Saturday night. The “Escapism” singer collected six trophies at London’s The O2 Arena, making history as the most decorated artist in a single year.
Raye’s debut album My 21st Century Blues was named the British album of the year, beating tough competition in The Ballad of Darren by Blur, Beautiful and Brutal Yard by J Hus, No Thank You by Little Simz, and Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers.
Raye was also named the British artist of the year, defeating the likes of Dua Lipa, Jessie Ware, and Fred Again. Her viral hit “Escapism” ft. 070 Shake won the award for song of the year, prevailing against such hits as Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, PinkPantheress’ “Boy’s a Liar”, and “Miracle” by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding.
Raye also won awards for best R&B act, best new artist, and songwriter of the year. She was visibly emotional during her acceptance speech after becoming the artist with the most BRIT Awards wins in a single year.
“You just don’t understand what this means to me… I’m so proud of this album. I’m in love with music. All I ever wanted to be was an artist and now I’m an artist with an album of the year,” said Raye.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 BRIT AWARDS:
BRITISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Raye, My 21st Century Blues
BRITISH ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Raye
SONG OF THE YEAR
Raye ft. 070 Shake, “Escapism”
BRITISH GROUP OF THE YEAR
Jungle
BEST NEW ARTIST
Raye
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
SZA
INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Boygenius
INTERNATIONAL SONG OF THE YEAR
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
ALTERNATIVE/ROCK ACT
Bring Me The Horizon
HIP HOP/GRIME/RAP ACT
Casisdead
DANCE
Calvin Harris
POP ACT
Dua Lipa
R&B ACT
Raye
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Raye
BRITs Global Icon
Kylie Minogue
BRITs Rising Star
The Last Dinner Party
Producer of the Year
Chase & Status
